Baling-press.



No. 832,698. PATENTED 001". 9, 1906. O.J.PESGHEL.

BALING PRESS.

I APPLICATION FILED MAB..2.1906.

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BALING PRESS. APPLICATION FILED mmz. 1906.

A TTORQVEK? UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

i pecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 9, 1906.

Application filed March 2,1906. semi No. 303.842.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OTTo J PESCHEL, a citizen of the United States, residing in the county of Bell and State of Texas, have in vented a new and useful Baling-Press, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to baling-presses; and its object is to provide a device of this character having a reciprocating plunger provided with mechanism of a very simple character whereby the plunger can be forced into the casing of the press.

A still further object is to provide means for guiding the plunger during the stroke thereof.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of a casing having a plunger mounted and adapted to reciprocate therein, said plunger being supported on rollers, whereby friction is reduced to the minimum. A beam extends from the plunger and beyond one end of the casing, and this beam is supported at its outer end by a roller adapted to travel upon a base provided for it. A cross-strip extends from the beam and has guides thereon for holding the beam and plunger in proper position at all times. An

arrangement ofcables and pulleys is pro:

vided whereby the plunger can be forced inward to compress any material which may be placed in the path thereof.

The invention also consists of certain other novel features of construction and combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the press. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section; and Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 3, Fig. 2.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 1 are standards connected adjacent their upper and their lower ends by crossstrips 2, and secured to these standards and cross-strips are the sides 3, top 4, and bottom 5 of the casing of the press. An inletopening 6 is formed in the top adjacent one end and is provided with a closure 7. The sides 3, adjacent the outlet end of the casing, have longitudinall -eXtending slots or openings 8 therein, an one of these slotted sides is contacted by a heavy bow-spring 9, which may be tensioned by means of a,screw 10, provided for that purpose. Brace-rods 11 connect the standards 1 and are adapted to prevent the casing from spreading laterally. Spring-catches 12 are secured upon the inner faces of the sides 3, adjacent slots 8, and are adapted to engage and hold the bales subsequent to their formation and prior to being discharged from the casing. A cross-beam 13 is located adjacent the receiving end of the casing, and parallel arms 14 extend from said end and are connected by a cross-strip 15, having upstanding lugs 16.

A plunger 17 is mounted within the casing and has an ear 18 extending from the lower edge thereof. Rollers 19 are j ournaled at opposite sides of this ear and are adapted to travel upon the bottom 5 of the casing, so as to reduce friction to a minimum. Parallelilanges 20 are formed upon the rear face of the plunger and are disposed vertically thereon. Secured between the ends of these flanges are parallel beams 21, which are substantially equal in length to the casing of the press and are secured at their outer ends to an upright 22, mounted on a wheel or roller 23. This wheel is adapted to. travel on a base 24, extending rearwardly from the bottom 5 of the casing. A shoulder 25 is formed on the lower surface of the upper beam 21 and is adapted to contact with the crossstrip 15 to limit the inward movement of the plunger. Eyes 26 are secured to the center of the cross-beam 13 and to the upright 22, respectively, and to each of these eyes is fastened a pulley-block 27, having aheavy rope or cable extending therethrough. The crossbeam 13 is reinforced by rods 29, which extend longitudinally thereon and are fastened to the sides ofthe casing.

In using this baling-press the plunger 17 is ulled backward until it rests close to the beam 13. A follower-block is then placed within the casing, and straw, hay, or other material to be baled is placed between the plunger and the follower-block. A desired number of draft-animals are then harnessed to the cable 28-and driven away from the easing. Said cable will therefore draw the upright 22 in the direction of the beam 13 and result in the compression of the material in the path of the plunger. The lugs 16 will of course hold the beams 21 in proper position. Upon the completion of the forward stroke of the plunger the same can be drawn backward in any preferred manner, after which the operation above described can be repeated.

In a press of this character material may be speedily baled, and there is no complicated mechanism liable to get out of order. The only part which might ossibly break is the cable 28 but this can 0 viously be repaired or replaced without requiring the services of a mechanic.

What is claimed is 1. A baling-press comprising a casing, a plunger therein, a mova le u ri ht outside of the casing, superposed para necting the plunger and upright, a crossstrip connecting the sides of the casing atone end and extending between said beams, power mechanism disposed in alinement with the longitudinal center of the casing and connecting the upright with the cross-strip, said mechanism comprising pulley-blocks and a cable mounted thereon, and a strip extending beneath one of the beams and constituting a su port therefor.

2. A aling-press com rising a casing, a plunger therein, a mova 1e upri ht outside of the casing, superposed parallel eams connecting the plunger and upright, a crossstrip connecting the sides of the casing at one end and extending between said beams, reinforcingdevices extending across one face of the cross-strip and secured within the sides of the casing, power mechanism disposed in alinement with the longitudinal center of the casing and connecting said cross-strip and lel beams conthe u right, said mechanism comprising pulley-b ocks and a cable mounted thereon, arms extending from the sides of the casing, a cross-strip connecting the arms and having upstanding lugs constituting guides for one of the beams, said cross-strip adapted to support said beam, and a stop upon said beam for contacting with said cross-strip.

3. A baling-press comprising a casing, a plunger within the casing, parallel superposed beams extending from the-plunger, a movable upright outside of the casing and secured to said beams, a cross-strip connecting the sides of the casing, power mechanism interposed between and connected to the upright and cross-strip, said mechanism adapted to draw the upright toward the strip, arms extending from the casing, a strip connecting the arms and extending under and adapted to support one of the beams, guide-lugs upstanding from said strip and arranged at opposite sides of said beam, and a stop carried by said beam for contacting with the supporting-strip.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

OTTO J. PESCHEL.

Witnesses:

C. C. BAILEY, E. M. WILsoN. 

